Greg Clark corrected the Commons record on Rolls-Royce Redundancies

25 June 2018 · Commons Hansard, Written Corrections · Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

The words were spoken in the Commons on 14 June 2018. The correction was made by letter from Greg Clark, and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 25 June 2018. The figure £170 billion in the original became £78.5 billion in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to make a statement on the announcement by Rolls-Royce of 4,600 redundancies over the next two years.

Original and corrected words

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Rolls-Royce is one of our most important companies. It is a world leader in new technology, and plays a vital role in our industrial strategy. I spoke to Warren East, the chief executive, yesterday evening. Mr East explained that the company’s view is that the job losses are a necessary part of a drive to make the business more efficient and therefore more competitive. The jobs are principally in management and corporate support facilities rather than engineering and operational roles. Rolls-Royce has informed me that the announcement does not reflect a reduction in growth by the company; indeed, it reflects the reverse. It has a growing order book amounting to more than ~~£170~~ billion , and Mr East told me that it would need more staff directly employed in both the manufacture of components and assembly to meet that demand.	Rolls-Royce is one of our most important companies. It is a world leader in new technology, and plays a vital role in our industrial strategy. I spoke to Warren East, the chief executive, yesterday evening. Mr East explained that the company’s view is that the job losses are a necessary part of a drive to make the business more efficient and therefore more competitive. The jobs are principally in management and corporate support facilities rather than engineering and operational roles. Rolls-Royce has informed me that the announcement does not reflect a reduction in growth by the company; indeed, it reflects the reverse. It has a growing order book amounting to more than £78.5 billion , and Mr East told me that it would need more staff directly employed in both the manufacture of components and assembly to meet that demand.

Original

Corrected

Rolls-Royce is one of our most important companies. It is a world leader in new technology, and plays a vital role in our industrial strategy. I spoke to Warren East, the chief executive, yesterday evening. Mr East explained that the company’s view is that the job losses are a necessary part of a drive to make the business more efficient and therefore more competitive. The jobs are principally in management and corporate support facilities rather than engineering and operational roles. Rolls-Royce has informed me that the announcement does not reflect a reduction in growth by the company; indeed, it reflects the reverse. It has a growing order book amounting to more than ~~£170~~ billion , and Mr East told me that it would need more staff directly employed in both the manufacture of components and assembly to meet that demand.

Rolls-Royce is one of our most important companies. It is a world leader in new technology, and plays a vital role in our industrial strategy. I spoke to Warren East, the chief executive, yesterday evening. Mr East explained that the company’s view is that the job losses are a necessary part of a drive to make the business more efficient and therefore more competitive. The jobs are principally in management and corporate support facilities rather than engineering and operational roles. Rolls-Royce has informed me that the announcement does not reflect a reduction in growth by the company; indeed, it reflects the reverse. It has a growing order book amounting to more than £78.5 billion , and Mr East told me that it would need more staff directly employed in both the manufacture of components and assembly to meet that demand.

The correction in Hansard.

Receipt

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Date read	15 October 2026
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